1993 CHEVROLET CAVALIER Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

WHILE DRIVING BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. WHEN THIS OCCURRED VEHICLE WAS IMMEDIATELY TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO D INDICATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE SYSTEM COLLAPSED AND WAS LOSING BRAKE FLUID. CONSUMER FELT THAT THIS MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE DEFECT DESCRIBED IN THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE HOSE NON METALLIC RECALL 93V121000. *AK

Mileage: 46,400

VARIOUS PROBLEMS REGARDING 1993 CHEVROLET CAVALIER..ONE COMPLAINT SUBMITTED ON NUMEROUS MVOQ FORMS. *MR CONSUMER LOST BRAKES WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER DISCOVERED THAT BRAKE FLUID LINE FAILED. FUEL LINE FAILED DUE TO CORROSION. BOTH HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL COMPONENTS OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT WERE FALLING APART. RUST WAS EVIDENT ON BOTH SIDES OF THE LOWER PART OF THE VEHICLE'S BODY, FROM FRONT WHEEL TO REAR WHEEL. FRONT AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS WORK INTERMITTENTLY ESOECIALLY IN COLD WEATHER. DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BACK STARTED TO COLLAPSE AND EVENTUALLY FAILED COMPLETELY -- SEAT BACK COLLAPSED TWICE. CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCED SUSPENSION PROBLEMS AND TROUBLE STARTING VEHICLE. WATER COMING IN TO THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE FOR STATE INSPECTION FOR WHICH IT FAILED DUE TO BALL JOINT. CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THREE OCCURRENCES OF HEADLIGHT FAILURES ON VEHICLE. RADIATOR FAILED WITH NO EXTERNAL CAUSE. LEAKING IN WIINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER FLUID TANK. *LA

MAJOR FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE'S WATER-RESISTANT ENVELOPE: SERIOUS WATER LEAK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FROM THE FIREWALL, RESULTING IN RUST AND SEVERE DAMAGE TO CARPET, MOLD AND MILDEW IN CARPET AND UNDERLAY, AND UNPLEASANT ODOURS

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE BRAKES FAILED CAUSING A ACCIDENT. MR

WHILE DRIVING LONG DISTANCE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN, AND REAR BRAKES LOCK UP WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *AK THE CAUSE WAS DETERMINED TO BE A SENSOR AND IT WAS REPLACED. *YH

WHILE BRAKING AT A SLOW SPEED, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, AND THERE WAS NO BRAKING ACTION. CONSUMER HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER INSURANCE AGENT CLAIMED REAR BRAKE HOSE WAS AT FAULT, DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE EXPERIENCES ROUGH VIBRATION/ SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK ANYMORE, ABS LIGHT STAYS ON. THESE THINGS WERE WORKING WHEN TEST DRIVEN. DEALER IS NOT ASSITING CONSUMER WITH PROBLEM.*AK CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER DRIVING 5-6 MILES. CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. WHILE SLOWING, STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES. WHEN HEATER IS ON, ENGINE HAS A STRONG ODOR. *SLC

ABS SYSTEM WILL FAIL INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING PEDAL TO GO TO FLOOR, AND VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. PLEASE PROVIDE FUTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER HAS REPLACED HEAD GASKET 2 TIMES ON 2.2LT ENGINE. EACH HEAD GASKET WILL ONLY LAST ABOUT 8 MONTHS. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. *AK BRAKES, CALIPERS AND ROTORS FAIL EVERY YEAR. *YH

BRAKE DRUMS, SHOES AND LINING FAILED RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. NLM

BRAKE DRUMS, SHOES AND LINING FAILED RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. NLM

ABS LIGHT CAME ON, INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH ABS BRAKING SYSTEM. REAR BRAKES HAD TO BE FIXED ALSO. AFTERWARDS, BRAKE LIGHT STAYED ON, AND WONT TURN OFF. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

PLEASE CALL FOR ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. MY CAR HAS CONSIDERABLY LOW MILEAGE, I HAVE HAD A FEW OCCASIONS THAT REQUIRED ME TO APPLY THE BRAKE QUICKLY. THE BRAKES SEEM TO LOCK AND CAUSES THE CAR TO JUMP OR LUNGE. I THOUGHT THIS WAS A NORMAL PROCESS, SINCE I AM NOT ALL THAT MECHANICALLY INCLINED. NOW MY GEAR SHIFTER BUTTON STICKS AND DOES NOT ALLOW ME TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE. I AM SOMEWHAT KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THE FACT THAT THE PROBLEM IS BEING CAUSED BY A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. WITH ONLY 33,000 MILES ON THE CAR I SHOULD NOT BE HAVING A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. I AM HANDICAPPED AND MY CAR IS A LIFE SAVER FOR ME. I HAVE IT SERVICED AS OFTEN AS RECOMMENDED AND KEEP UP THE APPEARANCE OF IT AS WELL. IN FACT IT STILL LOOKS LIKE NEW. I WAS LOOKING AT YOUR RECALL DATA BASE AND SEE THAT THIS PROBLEM IS KNOWN AND THERE WAS A RECALL IN 1993 AND WONDER WHY I WAS NEVER TOLD OR GOT NOTIFIED. YOU CAN REACH ME ALMOST ANYTIME AT HOME, MY DISABILITY PREVENTS ME FROM WORKING. PLEASE HELP ME TO GET THIS RESOLVED? THANK YOU, CYNTHIA GRAHAM. *AK

ABS SYSTEM IS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, AND THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE WITHIN THE BRAKES. VEHICLE SLIDES WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. *AK

BRAKES PADS/ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED SEVEN TIMES. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL IS SOFT, AND WHEN GOING DOWN HILL THERE IS ALOT OF VIBRATION. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF BRAKE PROBLEM. ALSO, ENGINE DIES OUT, AND TIE RODS BENT OUT OF POSITION.

WHEN THE WARNING HAZRAD LIGHTS ARE ON ABS WARNING LIGHT ALSO COMES ON, DISABLING THE VEHICLES ABS BRAKES, AND ALLOWING FOR EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

BRAKES HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES ALREADY. CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS WITH VECHICLE 3YEARS AGO. THE MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT HOSES FOR ABS SYSTEM WERE ON RECALL. SHE NOTIFIED THE DEALER. *AK

DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE REAR BRAKE DRUM, ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK

DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE REAR BRAKE DRUM, ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK

DRIVING AT APPROXIMATLY 35 MPH, MAKING NORMAL STOPS, ABS BECAME INOPERATIVE, CAUSING A REAR END COLLISION. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *AK

REAR BRAKE MALFUNCTION.

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR DOES NOT STOP. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK

ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN WET WEATHER, THE VEHICLE WILL START TO SLOW DOWN THEN LUNGE INTO A FORWARD MOTION. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE VIBRATES, AND DOES NOT STOP LIKE IT SHOULD. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED SEVERAL TIMES, HOWEVER PROBLEM COULD NOT BE FOUND, CONSUMER STATES THE PROBLEM ONLY OCCURS WHEN IT IS DAMP OR COLD. *SLC

BRAKE PADS FAILED.

BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 17MPH ON WET PAVEMENT AND UPON APPLICATION OF BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, NOTICED LOUD NOISE, AS IF AIR WAS BEING FORCED OUT, THEN REAR ENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT, NO PRIOR WARNING, NO INJURY. *AK

BRAKES FAILED, REPAIRED HOWEVER CONTINUE TO FAIL.

REAR BRAKES REPLACED.

FRONT ROTORS TURNED.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. *AK

VEHICLE SKIDDED ON WET LEAVES , CAUSING ACCIDENT.

THE FRONT DISC PADS/ROTORS WEAR OUT , PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

EXCESSIVE WEAR ON ALL FOUR SETS OF BRAKE PADS. *DSH

THE REAR BRAKE DRUMS ARE OUT OF ROUND AFTER 39K MILES, CHEVROLET ISSUE A SERVICE BULLETIN TO REPLACE THE BRAKE DRUMS. *AK

ABS SYSTEM PULSES EXTREMELY SLOWLY/LEFT REAR BRAKE LOCKS UP, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. *DSH

BOTH WHEEL CYLINDERS LEAKING, CAUSING LEFT REAR BRAKE TO GRAB. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKES FAILED CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

FAILURE OF THE ABS BRAKE NEED TO REPLACE THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. TT

ANTILOCK BRAKES DEFECTIVE.

ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED 3 TIMES. *SD

WHEN APPLY THE BRAKE IT GOES BACK/FORTH MAKES NOISE HAVE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE . TT

WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT BRAKE GRABS AND RELEASE, WHEN HEAR GRINDING NOISE AND ABS LIGHT COMES ON UNDER NORMAL STOPPING CONDITIONS. TT

ABS BRAKES WHEN APPLIED ON GRAVEL ROAD OWNER SPUN LOSING CONTROL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

ABS: AFTER COMING TO COMPLETE STOP, VEHICLE JERKS FORWARD AS IF HIT FROM BEHIND; BRAKE SYSTEM CHECKED BY DEALER, FOUND NO PROBLEM, CAUSE UNKNOWN. TT

TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY, UNKNOWN CAUSE FOR LOSS OF BRAKING. TT

THE BRAKES ARE WEARING OUT PREMATURELY AND WHEN SHE STOPS THERE IS A DEAD SPOT IN HER BRAKES. TT

BRAKE FAILURE, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AW

BRAKES DO NOT HOLD AFTER APPLYING THEM, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLIDE. TT

ABS BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. TT

FRONT/REAR BRAKE PADS REPLACED 5 TIMES. *SD

ABS SYSTEM BRAKES FAILED 3 TIMES. *SD

VEHICLE HAS NO REAR BRAKES, HAD TO HAVE FRONT PADS CHANGED FREQUENTLY. TT

FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS REPLACED. *SKD

RIGHT FRONT BRAKE PAD SMOKING.

MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED.

CALIPER REPLACED ON DRIVER'S SIDE DUE TO BEING DEFECTIVE.

BRAKE ROTORS RESURFACED TWICE DUE TO BLACK FILM COLLECTING ON FRONT HUBCAPS. *SKD

ANTI LOCK BRAKES MALFUNCTIONS CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR TO PADS AND ROTORS.

BRAKES THUMP AND JERK WHEN PEDAL APPLIED.